Books

New Orleans, LA – This week on The Reading Life: Poet and blues scholar John Sinclair, whose most recent book is "Song of Praise: Homage to John Coltrane," and bestselling novelist Laura Lippman, author of "The Most Dangerous Thing. "

New Orleans, LA – This The Reading Life features Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Robert Olen Butler, whose new book is "A Small Hotel," and Sara Woodard and Kelly Harris-Deberry of STAIR, Start the Adventure in Reading.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new novel from acclaimed writer Laura Dave - "The First Husband"...

To find out more about Laura Dave - and "The First Husband" - please click here .

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the new book by New Orleans writer Jason Berry - "Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church"...

To find out more about "Render Unto Rome" - and Jason Berry's book signing at The Maple Street Book Shop - Friday, September 9, 2011 - 6 pm - please click here .

New Orleans, LA – This week on The Reading Life, Screenwriter turned novelist Jenny Wingfield, author of "The Homecoming of Samuel Lake," and North shore lawyer turned novelist Pamela Binnings Ewen, whose new book is "Dancing on Glass."

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - with Fred Kasten - the acclaimed new book by Times-Picayune music writer Keith Spera - "Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New Orleans"...

To find out more about Keith Spera - and "Groove Interrupted" - please click here .

New Orleans, LA – This week on The Reading Life: Crime novelist and Treme writer George Pelecanos, whose new book is "The Cut," and bestselling author Heather Graham, founder of the literary conference, Writers for New Orleans.